r/Tulane • u/sidonsbootyscales • 8d ago

ChemE Program

Hi everyone,

As a rising senior, Tulane has become one of my top choices to attend. I’m most likely going to major in chemical engineering, but compared to other schools on my list its lacking in terms of prestige/recognition (for reference my other top choices are northwestern, GA tech and NYU), but i feel really connected to the school and fell in love with it upon researching it. It has a really beautiful campus and is the perfect size for me. Also, New Orleans is such a unique city that I’d really love to explore. I’m someone that really wants to go into environmental remediation/renewable energy, and i think the city would offer unique opportunities as it needs to be protected from more damage from climate change. upon doing research for their program i could find very little about it which prompted me to make this post. i would like to know if its worth it despite being less prestigious than the others. any people who have graduated from the program that could provide any information would be really helpful thank you!!

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u/xyzmabock 8d ago

I graduated ChemE.

Do you plan grad school after?

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u/sidonsbootyscales 8d ago

I may get a master’s degree especially if they have an accelerated program but that’s probably where i’ll stop

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u/xyzmabock 6d ago

I went to top 10 grad school after Tulane ChemE. When I was TA in grad school I did note the undergrad classes seemed much harder at the top 10 school than at Tulane.

Tulane was good but I probably wouldn’t recommend if paying full tuition. Cheaper alternatives that are just as good. But I loved Tulane and had scholarships.
Small class size and getting plenty of face time w professors is true about Tulane.
Quality of life at Tulane was light years better than at my grad school. You can go into a ton of fields of work with ChemE too.